Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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"The idea of a non-radio friendly hip-hop album with a producer rapping over other producers’ beats was unprecedented, but perhaps on par with J Dilla’s restless, innate desire to freak out the industry. Rapping, however, was the one thing that 99 percent of the producer competition couldn’t do. You can bite a producer’s style but, as a producer, can you rap? Most can’t and, as an MC, Dilla was rhythmically one of the best producers on the microphone, treating words the same way he treated musical notes.
'The Diary' is undeniably the result of the iconic producer’s singular, unhampered vision, and is finally presented in its nal form. ‘I’m just glad that it’s a version coming out that can stand behind his name, besides what the bootleggers have done,’ says Dilla’s mother, Maureen ‘Ma Dukes’ Yancey. For Dilla’s collaborators, friends and family alike, 'The Diary' is the last piece of an enigmatic puzzle.”
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Package Details:
- Dilla's Legendary Lost Vocal Album + Instrumentals
- Lacquers Cut by Cicely Balston, Alchemy Mastering at AIR
- Pressed on Exclusive 2LP Purple Marble + Orange Marble Vinyl
- Original Liner Notes from Ronnie Reese
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Video by Richard Edens // @richardedens
Vinyl Me, Please is a monthly record subscription for music lovers, by music lovers. There’s no algorithm: just people picking albums they think everyone should own and care about.
Get it here: bit.ly/3Sbopkl
"The idea of a non-radio friendly hip-hop album with a producer rapping over other producers’ beats was unprecedented, but perhaps on par with J Dilla’s restless, innate desire to freak out the industry. Rapping, however, was the one thing that 99 percent of the producer competition couldn’t do. You can bite a producer’s style but, as a producer, can you rap? Most can’t and, as an MC, Dilla was rhythmically one of the best producers on the microphone, treating words the same way he treated musical notes.
'The Diary' is undeniably the result of the iconic producer’s singular, unhampered vision, and is finally presented in its nal form. ‘I’m just glad that it’s a version coming out that can stand behind his name, besides what the bootleggers have done,’ says Dilla’s mother, Maureen ‘Ma Dukes’ Yancey. For Dilla’s collaborators, friends and family alike, 'The Diary' is the last piece of an enigmatic puzzle.”
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Package Details:
- Dilla's Legendary Lost Vocal Album + Instrumentals
- Lacquers Cut by Cicely Balston, Alchemy Mastering at AIR
- Pressed on Exclusive 2LP Purple Marble + Orange Marble Vinyl
- Original Liner Notes from Ronnie Reese
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Video by Richard Edens // @richardedens
Vinyl Me, Please is a monthly record subscription for music lovers, by music lovers. There’s no algorithm: just people picking albums they think everyone should own and care about.
